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  No Country for Old Men 2007

  ★★★★★ Watched by StiwiWonda 21 Mar 2021 38

  Joel & Ethan Coen
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  Relentless in method, challenging in presentation, and unforgettable in execution. Played by Spanish actor Javier Bardem, Chigurh is the most original bogeyman to bloody up the screen I have seen yet. And as much as the film is about Bardem's even-keeled determination... it's also about Tommy Lee Jones' brilliantly characterized Texas sheriff, who, faced with a trail of blood like he's never seen, wonders if he's still a match for a changing world. The third…

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  A Woman Under the Influence 1974

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by StiwiWonda 25 Apr 2022 10

  John Cassavetes, director

  Die Rezeptionsgeschichte des wohl bekanntesten Films von Cassavetes liest sich wie die Reportage eines spannenden Spiels im Finale der Championsleague. 1974 - dem Jahr, als A WOMAN UN DER THE INFLUENCE herauskam - hieß der Bewerb noch Europapokal der Landesmeister und nach einem Unentschieden im Hinspiel war die Spannung für das Rückspiel groß: Ein ersatzgeschwächtes Atlético Madrid verlor schließlich 0:4 gegen den ersten deutschen Verein, dem FC Bayern München, der diesen Bewerb gewinnen sollte. Was die Rezeption…

Recent reviews

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  Venus & Fleur 2004

  ★★★½ Watched by StiwiWonda 18 Jun 2022

  Emmanuel Mouret, director

  An entertaining summer film set in sunny Marseille about two quite different young women who humorously play with female and male gender clichés in their search for a boyfriend. One senses a little Eric Rohmer and Nouvelle Vague. With non-professional actors and an open script, Mouret succeeds in creating a work with the spontaneous qualities of cinema vérité.

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  Ein im sonnigen Marseille spielender unterhaltsamer Sommerfilm über zwei recht unterschiedliche junge Frauen, die auf der Suche nach…

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  The Chaser 2008

  ★★★½ Watched by StiwiWonda 13 Jun 2022

  Na Hong-jin, director

  Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

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  Zuhälter Joong-ho Eoms Kapitalanlage wirft leider nicht den Gewinn ab, den er sich erhofft hatte. Einige seiner Mädchen sind verschwunden, so dass…

Popular reviews

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  The Lost Daughter 2021

  ★★★★★ Watched by StiwiWonda 03 Jan 2022 6

  Maggie Gyllenhaal
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  "The Woman in the Dark" is an intense, unyielding drama that captivates with an outstanding cast and a sensitive and surprisingly unusual story. An impressive debut - Maggie Gyllenhaal as director - that you won't forget because of its unpredictable, dark atmosphere and nuanced acting.

  Ledas Gepäck ist noch die einfachste Metapher dieses komplexen und beeindruckenden Kinostücks - in der Titelrolle erleben wir eine umwerfende Olivia Colman und kongenial Jessie Buckley als junge Leda. Beim Eintreffen am…

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  The Grudge 2004

  ★ Watched by StiwiWonda 05 May 2022 1

  Takashi Shimizu, Stephen Susco

  Simplistic, false and erratic Hollywood remake. Rather than building to a climax, Shimizu introduces his poltergeists too early. Once the ghosts start rattling around, we can generally anticipate what's coming next. THE GRUDGE The film consists of a string of individual jump scares wrapped up in a distorted concept. What we're dealing with here is mechanical filmmaking, but who's surprised when Stephen Susco (Texas Chainsaw 3D, 2013) was hired as as the then-inept script writer? In…